Vietnam: H5N1 outbreak in ducks in Can Duoc district, Long An province

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Source: https://menafn.com/1097934782/Vietna...d-flu-outbreak

Vietnam records Bird flu outbreak
Date 1/7/2019 10:50:45 AM

(MENAFN) The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Develop declared that an H5N1 bird flu outbreak has taken place in Vietnam's southern Long An province, striking fowls in a commune.

The H5N1 virus has fatally affected hundreds of chickens and ducks belonging to a family, and caused death to further 3,600 ducks raised by another family in Long Son commune, Can Duoc district...

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam

Information received on 10/01/2019 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoď, Vietnam

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 1 Date of start of the event 21/12/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 21/12/2018 Report date 10/01/2019 Date submitted to OIE 10/01/2019 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 24/09/2017 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country Related reports Immediate notification (27/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (10/01/2019)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Long Son, Long Son, Can Duoc, Long An Date of start of the outbreak 21/12/2018 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 5558 5558 220 5338 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 5558 5558 220 5338 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 100.00% 3.96% 3.96% 100.00% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Disinfection No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Regional Animal Health Office 6 (Regional Laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 03/01/2019 Positive

Future Reporting The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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